Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

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Bible References

What

Ezekiel 18:2
What to you making use of this parable upon the land of Israel, saying, The fathers will eat sour grapes and the sons' teeth will be blunted?
Jeremiah 23:33
And when this people, or prophet, or priest, shall ask thee, saying, What the burden of Jehovah? and thou saidst to them, What burden? And I cast you off, says Jehovah.

The days

Ezekiel 12:27
Son of man, behold the house of Israel saying, The vision which he saw is for many days, and for the times afar off he prophesied.
Ezekiel 11:3
Saying, It not being near; build houses: this the pot, and we the flesh.
Isaiah 5:19
Saying, He shall hasten, he shall urge on his work, so that we shall see: and the counsel of the holy one of Israel shall draw near and come and we shall know.
Jeremiah 5:12
They lied against Jehovah, and they will say, Not he; and evil shall not come upon us; and we shall not see the sword and famine:
Amos 6:3
Extending to the evil day, and ye will bring near the seat of violence;
2 Peter 3:3
Knowing this first, that in the last of the days shall mockers come for deceiving, going according to their own eager desires,

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Jeremiah 17:15
Behold them saying to me, Where the word of Jehovah? it shall come now.